• A total of 150 medics will be on site caring for Covid-19 patients
    A total of 150 medics will be on site caring for Covid-19 patients
  • Beds and medical equipment have already been installed
    Beds and medical equipment have already been installed
  • Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre is to open as an emergency field hospital. All pictures courtesy Adnec
    Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre is to open as an emergency field hospital. All pictures courtesy Adnec
  • The sprawling site will have the capacity to treat 1,000 patients
    The sprawling site will have the capacity to treat 1,000 patients
  • Workers help to fit out the vast medical facility
    Workers help to fit out the vast medical facility
  • Waves of cubicles have been set up to treat patients safely
    Waves of cubicles have been set up to treat patients safely
  • The Adnec facility is one of two new field hospitals built in Abu Dhabi
    The Adnec facility is one of two new field hospitals built in Abu Dhabi
  • The huge space available at the exhibition centre is being put to good use to help those in need of treatment
    The huge space available at the exhibition centre is being put to good use to help those in need of treatment
  • Patients who have contracted Covid-19 will be treated at the new facility
    Patients who have contracted Covid-19 will be treated at the new facility
  • Partitioned cubicles have been set up at the Adnec venue
    Partitioned cubicles have been set up at the Adnec venue
  • Workmen begin transforming Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre into a huge field hospital. Courtesy: Adnec
    Workmen begin transforming Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre into a huge field hospital. Courtesy: Adnec
  • The Exhibition centre has been rapidly transformed into a field hospital
    The Exhibition centre has been rapidly transformed into a field hospital

Coronavirus: Two Covid-19 assessment centres open in Abu Dhabi


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Two coronavirus assessment centres opened in Abu Dhabi emirate on Wednesday.

The Covid-19 Prime Assessment Centres are operated by Abu Dhabi Health Services, or Seha, and were set up in the field hospitals at the Abu Dhabi and Al Ain convention centres.

They are exclusively for people who test positive for Covid-19. Patients report to the centre, where they are told what to do next.

This could include being sent to hospital if cases are moderate, or being given a tracking device and asked to isolate at home for two weeks, if the patient shows no symptoms or has only a mild case.

Medical staff and volunteers at the centres are multilingual to help the UAE's diverse population.

Coronavirus patients have their initial check at these centres, where their vital signs are recorded, an electrocardiogram is conducted and their blood is drawn.

The centres open between 8am and 8pm every day. The one at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre can deal with up to 2,000 patients each day, while 1,500 people can visit the Al Ain centre.

"The centres provide patients with easy and safe access to further testing, medical assessment and guidance at the hands of qualified medical professionals and volunteers speaking various languages," the Abu Dhabi Government Media Office reported.

Safety measures are in place to ensure staff and volunteers do not become infected.

These include physical-distancing markers on the floor, mandatory personal protection equipment and screen barriers.

The centres have several entries and separate halls to be used by patients, depending on the severity of their illness.

Seha operates more than a dozen drive-through screening centres across the country.

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Treaty of Friendship between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates

The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates; Considering that the United Arab Emirates has assumed full responsibility as a sovereign and independent State; Determined that the long-standing and traditional relations of close friendship and cooperation between their peoples shall continue; Desiring to give expression to this intention in the form of a Treaty Friendship; Have agreed as follows:

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